Professor Y.Y. Brandon Chen is a health and migration law scholar, currently teaching at uOttawa as part of the Common Law faculty. He has researched extensively on the intersection of healthcare, immigration and the law. His areas of interest include healthcare ethics regarding migrant workers and non-citizen populations. Considering that COVID has created a wealth of travel and healthcare inequities, we sit down with Professor Chen to examine how COVID has affected the healthcare landscape for migrant/immigrant populations and what can be done to ameliorate the situation moving forward. Plea ..read more

On this episode of the Law School Show, host Nicholas Cheung sits down with Samantha Seabrook to discuss the ins and outs of running your own practice, including how to get started, growing your client base, and building a practice that aligns with your values.  ..read more

Join Amos Vang on this special episode as he interviews The Honourable Andromache Karakatsanis, puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada! As the first Greek-Canadian to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, Justice Karakatsanis is an outstanding force to be reckoned with.  From working at her family’s pancake and steak restaurant to mastering the literary arts in her undergraduate years to becoming a justice with over 11 years (and counting) of experience at the Supreme Court of Canada, Justice Karakatsanis shares the lessons she’s learned over the decades and the memorable mo ..read more

Lawyers help create, interpret, and apply the laws that govern our societies and daily lives. That is why, it is no surprise that so many lawyers find a calling to public service at some point in their careers. In this edition of the Law School show, our host Faaris Hussain sits down with Allan Rock, former Attorney General of Canada and current Professor/President Emeritus at the University of Ottawa - to speak about setting aside the life of traditional practice to pursue the responsibilities of public office. Professor Rock explains this career choice that lawyers make ..read more

In this episode host, Kelley Humber chats with David Taylor, who has spent the last 8 years as counsel of record in the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society complaint at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal about the underfunding of Indigenous child welfare in Canada. Kelley and David discuss the discrimination experienced by Indigenous families who access child and family services on-reserve and in Canada’s implementation of Jordan’s Principle. The pair also discuss some of the more procedural aspects of the case, such as the systemic remedies being asked for and how Human Rights Tribu ..read more

Our host William Lundy is joined by Professor Leonid Sirota who is an Associate Professor of Law at Reading University in the UK. Professor Sirota is the founder of the Double Aspect Blog https://doubleaspect.blog/ and has written extensively on administrative and constitutional law issues. In this episode, Professor Sirota discusses the Supreme Court of Canada's 2014 Senate Reference decision, which he argues effectively incorporated certain constitutional conventions into constitutional law.  ..read more

The Canadian Bar Association has openly acknowledged a lack of diversity in the legal profession. While provincial law societies have made strides towards an inclusive workplace, the racial composition of the legal profession remains predominantly white. This episode compiles candid conversations with racialized law students and a practitioner who recently completed the formal and informal recruitment process. Join our host, Rayleigh Minhyu Lee, to hear about their experiences, how they approached difficult topics, and advice for law students. Thank you to Timothy Chan, Jessica Gill, Bianca Kn ..read more

Join our host, Nick Kruiper, in discussion with Law Professor Adam Jones of Thompson Rivers University. Dr. Jones teaches administrative and constitutional law and has an impressive resume as a litigator. Nick sits down with Dr. Jones to talk about his career. Along the way, they discuss advice for law students, the state of the legal profession and Dr. Jones' research on subconscious judicial bias.    Show Notes 00:44 minutes - Dr. Jones' paper discussed in this episode is titled "The Troubling New Science of Legal Persuasion: Heuristics and Biases in Judicial Decision-Making," and ..read more

Join our host Bianca Morello for a conversation with Jashan Singh, founder and managing director of Lawyer-ed. Lawyer-ed is a platform that allows pre-law and current law students to express their views on legal, political, and social issues and receive help with job searching and professional development. Jashan shares how Lawyer-ed came to be and their services to support individuals throughout their journey into law ..read more

In this episode, host Ali Mesbahian chats with Cara Zwibel from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA). Cara is the director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program at the CCLA and has extensive experience in constitutional law and public policy. Tune in for this timely discussion on the civil liberties implications of policies such as the new federal Online Harms proposal and vaccine passports ..read more